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Thursday, August 6, 2015

Having fun with Quick and Easy Mixed Media Backgrounds

Happy Thursday!

Tina here today with my final Shimmerz Education Team projects. I have part of
the Shimmerz family for over a year and it is time for me to say
goodbye! I want to thank Stacey for creating such amazing products and
for being flexible during periods when I had a lot of personal things
going on.

I
thought my final projects should take me back to my scrapbook roots! I
will show you how to create quick and easy mixed media backgrounds for
any scrapbook page.

For
my first layout, I wanted to use one of my favorite techniques for
creating backgrounds: using heat embossing for a resist, textural look.

The
great thing about using this technique is that you can create any color
palette to go with other embellishments or theme you want to show.

I
use 12x12 chipboard sheets so multiple mediums can be used without
warping or ripping the background. I pre-gessoed my sheet, then
embossed the background with white embossing powder.

Then add your favorite Shimmerz Sprays or Paints, letting the paints mix and blend for a free formed background.